FirmhandKY -> RE: CNN + Tea Party = ? (9/13/2011 12:45:48 PM)
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FR: I agree with one of muffin's comments: it was probably the best debate I've seen in a long time. I only caught the last hour, but the format and execution seemed pretty fair, and most of the candidates seem to have the ability to get their points across. Wolf, I'm not usually much of a fan, but he did pretty good this time. Just based on the last hour, it would be impossible to give a "win/lose" evaluation on the debaters. I think most of them came off pretty good actually, and all of them had a thing or two that you could interpret as good or bad, depending on how you otherwise saw them. I will say, that I'm really unsure about Perry, and Bachmann. I think Newt is the "smartest guy in the room", and generally qualified, but not sure that he really has the personality I want in the Presidency. Ron Paul does have some great ideas, but some that are a pipe-dreams as well, but occasionally he just gets ... out there. I was also pretty surprised how all the candidates were able to get their point across about "negatives" on other candidates without actually being acrimonious. In general, there seemed to be some bonhomie going on. I have pretty much come to the conclusion that I'm not going to get my "perfect candidate", so it is a matter of whose lacking in areas that I can live with. Based on that thought, I thought that if one of them wins, the rest would get major positions in the new administration. I could see Bachmann in Education, with the goal of eliminating it. Ron Paul or Cain as Secretary of Treasury, Newt as Defense, Perry as State, Santorium as Homeland Security ... Firm
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